Carter leads Western allies into pivotal economic summit
President Carter and allied leaders convene at No 10 Downing Street to tackle oil prices employment inflation and trade as they seek to restore non Communist industrial health. Schmidt calls the talks excellent while the group eyes a broader initiative and a possible nuclear export policy review.
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London
Carter
Helmut Schmidt
No. 10
Downing Street
Britain
James Callaghan
Valery Giscard D’estaing
France
Takeo Fukuda
Japan
Pierre Eliott Trudeau
Canada
Guilio Andreotti
Italy
European Common Market Commission
Roy Jenkins
Schmidt
Bonn
Washington
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Ford Administration
U.S
FCC pleads for budget to protect future operations
Frederick Community College officials warned county leaders that deep cuts to its 1978 budget would threaten the college. The county proposed a 244000 reduction of the 952000 allocation request, with the rest funded by state 42 percent and student fees 22 percent. The college seeks 2977000 for next year, with cuts aimed at Continuing Education and salaries. President Lewis W. Stephens stressed maintaining academic standards as trustees urged support. Commissioner Crum criticized nonpayment by students or guardians, while trustee Stern noted state law caps student contributions at 22 percent. Stevens defended voc-ed funding amid tuition limits and enrollment risks.
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Frederick
Lewis W. Stephens
Chris Mathews
College Board of Trustees
Stevens
Paul L. Crum Jr
Crum
FCC
Seymour Stern
Stern
Woodsboro election sees strong turnout and contested town race
Voters in Woodsboro turn out at the town office from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. as residents elect a new Burgess and three council members. At 10 30 a m 120 ballots cast. turnout compares favorably with 1969 1971 1973 and 1975 figures. Incumbents Lenhart Stottlemyer seek reelection. Crum unopposed for Burgess. Trimmer also on ballot. No registration required for residents 18 with 90 days in town.
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Woodsboro
Maurice E. Murray
Charles Henry Crum
Glenn H. Lenhart
Glen F. Stottlemyer
Donald L. Trimmer
Crum
Maryland State Highway Administration
Lenhart
Stottlemyer
W. Barrick & Sons Inc. Lime Company
Trimmer
Frederick County
Water shortage crisis warned by WSSC chief
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission general manager Robert S. McGarry warned of an approaching regional water shortage. He urged conservation and lifestyle realignment, noting current reservoirs are outside Montgomery and wells are scarce locally. Camel Week May 22 29 will promote preparedness and seven day water-use modifications.
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Robert S. McGarry
Montgomery County Press Association
McGarry
Montgomery
WSSC
Limit on foreign oil buys rejected from energy bill
Washington AP A House committee dropped Rep John Conyers amendment to make the government sole importer of foreign oil as part of a bill creating a cabinet level Energy Department The move follows a Senate compromise on a three member Energy Regulatory Board with the secretary of energy sharing powers The reversal came as lawmakers shifted positions on Conyers proposal amid debates over U S energy relations with OPEC
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Washington
Department of Energy
House
John Conyers
D-Mich
U.S
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
House Government Operations Committee
Energy Department
Conyers
Carter
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
White House
James R. Schlesinger
Energy Regulatory Board
Congress
Senate
Too Cory
William S. Moorehead
D-Pa
Elliott H. Levitas
D-Ga
Search continues for missing Brunswick man
Missing man James Rumer of Brunswick, last seen Thursday evening going fishing, remains unlocated as more than ten citizen boats and the State Police Helicopter join the search. His car was found near the Potomac River, with his boat, gear, and cushion missing. Rumer is described as six feet tall, 195 pounds, brown hair, one blue eye and one brown eye.
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Brunswick Area
James
Jim) Rumer
Brunswick
Potomac River
H.p. Green Johnson
U.S. Park Rangers
Point of Rocks
Rumer
Two steel firms raise prices on consumer steel
Republic and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. raised prices on flat-rolled steel and bar products used in autos and appliances. Cars could rise about 40 dollars in cost, major appliances 5 to 10 dollars, as the industry waits to see if others follow.
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Pittsburgh
Republic
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
Lykes
Civil Defense funds disbursed for Agnes recovery efforts
State Senator Edward P. Thomas Jr lauded the Civil Defense Agency as essential yet overlooked as federal money flowed to Frederick County and Thurmont for Agnes recovery. Officials cited $21,000 for county work and $30,000 for Thurmont flood expenditures, plus $96,091 in loaned equipment and a $5,277 purchase of surplus property to bolster disaster response readiness.
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Edward P. Thomas Jr
Civil Defense Agency
Thurmont
Frederick County
Frederick
Philadelphia
Thomas
Earl W. Bartgis
Hal Keller
Rinaldo van Brunt
Maryland Civil Defense and Disaster Preparedness Agency
Edward Thomas
Carter uses uranium sale to promote unity
Inside The News notes a Carter initiative linking uranium sales to national unity. Protests erupt over policy while public debate frames the issue as a test of leadership and national resolve.
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Carter
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